Nearly half a million prisoners are in jail because they lack money to pay their bail, and not because they are a threat to public safety. A bill presented by California Senator Kamala Harris seeks to address this and reform the bail system. Warning that women are the fastest-growing population in U.S. prisons, Harris also proposed reforms regarding the treatment of pregnant women and mothers. Dr. Martin Guevara Urbina, a professor of criminal justice and noted researcher in this area, discusses the issue on Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta with Samuel Orozco.
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